Thursday, February 28, 2008
WHAT IS "VIVA MARINDUQUE!"?
EVENT PROGRAM
“VIVA MARINDUQUE!”
(Ani ng Sining sa Marinduque:
Philippine Arts Festival 2008)
Proponent : PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE
Implementation: February 1-21, 2008
Source of Fund: NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE & THE ARTS (NCCA); PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE; THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF BOAC. BUENAVISTA, GASAN, MOGPOG, TORRIJOS, STA. CRUZ & OTHER SPONSORS.
Background: THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE IN COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP, TEATRO BALANGAW HAS JUST SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED A PROVINCIAL TOUR OF THE CULTURAL SHOWCASE "VIVA MARINDUQUE!", WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN MOGPOG FEB. 12, STA. CRUZ FEB. 17, BOAC, FEB. 21, BUENVISTA FEB. 22, TORRIJOS FEB. 24 AND GASAN FEB. 26.
Project Coordinator:
ELI J. OBLIGACION, Consultant for Cultural Affairs & Tourism Development, PGM; Founder and Artistic Director - Teatro Balangaw.
Description:
A performance and production showcase featuring Marinduque culture through dances, music, songs, theatre, film, architecture, visual arts and providing a venue for broader participation. It is a venue for the development of a truly Filipino artistic production and the promotion of artistic excellence.
Mechanics:
The program is expected to be interactive; collaborative; slated in public places within the date of implementation. Performing group is given flexibility to carry out activities beyond traditional arts expressions, so long as program is based on indigenous strengths, talents, skills and resources of the province.
Guidelines in the implementation, liquidation, documentation and terminal report preparation of the NCCA grant has been provided by the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED).
EVENT PROGRAM:
The Marinduque program, through a multi-media production and information campaign, aimed to establish the island-province's influences and significance in the development of the national culture in general, and Tagalog culture in particular.
Cultural and historical researches are major components of this project which goes beyond the traditional arts expressions for which Marinduque has been known for, such as moryonan and putong which remain important features.
The whole production encompasses Marinduque’s pre-colonial beliefs and practices, language, mysticism, native dances, recently discovered old Marinduque songs and music, contemporary songs, revolutionary struggle, the Battle of Pulang Lupa, and other artistic expressions (festivities, theatre, traditional crafts, masks, and live butterflies).
Specifically, the project featured the following:
1. “Moryonan” – a dance-drama on Marinduque’s famous Lenten tradition (12 min.)
2. Native Dances, plays or songs (from Mogpog (“Battle of Camarin”,) Boac, Gasan, Torrijos and Buenavista presented local dances; Sta. Cruz presented 'Harana' and a choral rendition of the municipal hymn. For the presentations in Torrijos and Gasan, the Viva Marinduque cast was joined in by a dance group from Buenavista National High School with a dance from Libas, Buenavista.
3. “Bulong” (pronounced Boo’-long) – a dance-drama on teleportation, a belief that old folks and the young in far-flung areas still cling to. The travel in time and space is used as a tool to present different folk beliefs and episodes in Marinduque’s cultural evolution. (35 min)
4. “Labanan sa Pulang Lupa” – a dance-drama with original song on the battle of Pulang Lupa, where Filipinos staged a major victory over the Americans. (8 min)
5. A mini-feature on one of the U.N. Millenium Development Goals, "Poverty Alleviation" was created by the Teatro Balangaw Ensemble and presented in Boac.
5. “Kalutang Music” – (8 min)
6. “Harana” – featuring local songs of courtship. (12 min)
7. “Putong” - (Finale) (15 min)
8. Art (as stage backdrop) (Done by artist Raymond C. Go).
Teatro Balangaw undertook the work in cooperation with the Department of Education, Municipal Governments, Kalutang Band, Marinduque Capitol Choir, Bangbang National High School, Marinduque Midwest College, artists and youth groups.
This project, hopefully, shall be further developed as Marinduque’s official cultural showcase for presentation in festivals outside the province to help generate interest on the island, promote culture, arts, tourism and economic development in the locality. (As of today, NCCA, through representatives who have monitored the Marinduque project is already considering "Bulong" to be presented in Manila by end of March in connection with the World Theater Week festival.)
VIVA MARINDUQUE!
“VIVA MARINDUQUE!”
(Ani ng Sining sa Marinduque:
Philippine Arts Festival 2008)
Proponent : PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE
Implementation: February 1-21, 2008
Source of Fund: NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE & THE ARTS (NCCA); PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE; THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF BOAC. BUENAVISTA, GASAN, MOGPOG, TORRIJOS, STA. CRUZ & OTHER SPONSORS.
Background: THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE IN COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP, TEATRO BALANGAW HAS JUST SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED A PROVINCIAL TOUR OF THE CULTURAL SHOWCASE "VIVA MARINDUQUE!", WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN MOGPOG FEB. 12, STA. CRUZ FEB. 17, BOAC, FEB. 21, BUENVISTA FEB. 22, TORRIJOS FEB. 24 AND GASAN FEB. 26.
Project Coordinator:
ELI J. OBLIGACION, Consultant for Cultural Affairs & Tourism Development, PGM; Founder and Artistic Director - Teatro Balangaw.
Description:
A performance and production showcase featuring Marinduque culture through dances, music, songs, theatre, film, architecture, visual arts and providing a venue for broader participation. It is a venue for the development of a truly Filipino artistic production and the promotion of artistic excellence.
Mechanics:
The program is expected to be interactive; collaborative; slated in public places within the date of implementation. Performing group is given flexibility to carry out activities beyond traditional arts expressions, so long as program is based on indigenous strengths, talents, skills and resources of the province.
Guidelines in the implementation, liquidation, documentation and terminal report preparation of the NCCA grant has been provided by the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED).
EVENT PROGRAM:
The Marinduque program, through a multi-media production and information campaign, aimed to establish the island-province's influences and significance in the development of the national culture in general, and Tagalog culture in particular.
Cultural and historical researches are major components of this project which goes beyond the traditional arts expressions for which Marinduque has been known for, such as moryonan and putong which remain important features.
The whole production encompasses Marinduque’s pre-colonial beliefs and practices, language, mysticism, native dances, recently discovered old Marinduque songs and music, contemporary songs, revolutionary struggle, the Battle of Pulang Lupa, and other artistic expressions (festivities, theatre, traditional crafts, masks, and live butterflies).
Specifically, the project featured the following:
1. “Moryonan” – a dance-drama on Marinduque’s famous Lenten tradition (12 min.)
2. Native Dances, plays or songs (from Mogpog (“Battle of Camarin”,) Boac, Gasan, Torrijos and Buenavista presented local dances; Sta. Cruz presented 'Harana' and a choral rendition of the municipal hymn. For the presentations in Torrijos and Gasan, the Viva Marinduque cast was joined in by a dance group from Buenavista National High School with a dance from Libas, Buenavista.
3. “Bulong” (pronounced Boo’-long) – a dance-drama on teleportation, a belief that old folks and the young in far-flung areas still cling to. The travel in time and space is used as a tool to present different folk beliefs and episodes in Marinduque’s cultural evolution. (35 min)
4. “Labanan sa Pulang Lupa” – a dance-drama with original song on the battle of Pulang Lupa, where Filipinos staged a major victory over the Americans. (8 min)
5. A mini-feature on one of the U.N. Millenium Development Goals, "Poverty Alleviation" was created by the Teatro Balangaw Ensemble and presented in Boac.
5. “Kalutang Music” – (8 min)
6. “Harana” – featuring local songs of courtship. (12 min)
7. “Putong” - (Finale) (15 min)
8. Art (as stage backdrop) (Done by artist Raymond C. Go).
Teatro Balangaw undertook the work in cooperation with the Department of Education, Municipal Governments, Kalutang Band, Marinduque Capitol Choir, Bangbang National High School, Marinduque Midwest College, artists and youth groups.
This project, hopefully, shall be further developed as Marinduque’s official cultural showcase for presentation in festivals outside the province to help generate interest on the island, promote culture, arts, tourism and economic development in the locality. (As of today, NCCA, through representatives who have monitored the Marinduque project is already considering "Bulong" to be presented in Manila by end of March in connection with the World Theater Week festival.)
VIVA MARINDUQUE!
FOUR ELEMENTS
Facilitators during the workshop in January '08. From left: Eli, Frank Rivera, Joseph Ogalinola. Ian Sotto
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